Improvement in extension-tables



THOMAS WHITE, OF wAYNErowN, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN EXTENSION-TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No 164,064, dated June 1,1875; application filed March 13, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS WHITE, ofWVaynetown, in the county of Montgomery and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and valuable Improvement in Extension-Tables; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a longitudinal verticalsection of my table. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view ofthe same; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of mytable extended. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same.

This invention has relation to extension-tables having a centralsupporting-frame; and

it consists in providing the central supportingframe with l-shapedlongitudinal beams, and the end leaves with L-shaped slide-bars toengage with said I-shaped beams, said parts bein g so arranged inrelation to the notched rails of the center frame, and to each other,that the end leaves may be adjustedtoward each other over the uncoveredcentral frame, or closed together, as hereinafter fully shown anddescribed.

In the annexed drawings, A designates a substantial frame, consisting offour legs, A, united by four rails, a a a a. B B designate twosemicircular tops, which are mounted on legs 0 0, located in suchrelation to the straight edges of the tops that the latter can bebrought together over the frame A, and form a circular table having sixlegs. Between the two end rails a a of frame A, and

rigidly secured to these rails, are two bars, D D, which are parallel toeach other, and which have longitudinalgrooves z' in their sides. To theunder side of the semicircular top B two bars, E E, are rigidly secured,which, in cross section, are of an L shape, and to the bottom of theother top, B, two bars, E E, are rigidly secured, which are of the sameshape as the bars E E. The bars of the top B are onthe outside of thebars D D, and the bars of the top B are on the inside of the bars D 'D,the tongues of all the sliding bars being fitted into the grooves in thestationary bars. The bars which are secured to the tops B B are groovedthrough the end rails a a, secured together by cross-pieces c c, andprovided with stops d.

I am aware that a central legsnpported table has been provided withsliding end extensions; hence I do not broadly claim such invention.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

In an extension-table, the uncovered legsupported central frame A,having the rigid shaped bars D D, connecting the end rails a a, and themovable leg-supported leaves B B, provided with L-shaped slides E E,respectively engaging with the inside and outside grooves of the bars DD, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS WHITE. Witnesses:

NATHAN G. MILLER, W. R. WORK.

